Fight for Your Right to Protest Fight for Your Right to Protest
Last week the antiwar coalition United for Peace and Justice's application for a permit to rally on the Great Lawn in Central Park in Manhattan on August 29th was denied. The ra...
May 21, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Bishops vs. Kerry Bishops vs. Kerry
Though it does not dominate the front pages in the same way that arguments about Vietnam medals and current war catastrophes have, one of the more bitter debates that has develope...
May 19, 2004 / John Nichols
Kerry’s Exit Strategy Kerry’s Exit Strategy
The facts on the ground are inescapable--the US occupation of Iraq must be ended. Over the last several weeks, many of the nation's pundits, policy-makers and military brass have...
May 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Dumbest Policy The Dumbest Policy
As if the military, political, and moral fallout from George Bush's regime change in Iraq isn't enough, the White House has now announced its intentions "to bring an end" to the ...
May 16, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Occupation Watch Occupation Watch
One of the hallmarks of the Iraqi occupation is the way that new technologies are changing the face of war. The digital cameras that were employed by the Abu Ghraib photographers...
May 13, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Back to the Two Americas Back to the Two Americas
One day after the most recent monthly jobs report showed that 280,000 new jobs were created in April--welcome news, but, the Bush Administration's job record is still dismal and ...
May 13, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The New Disaster Flick The New Disaster Flick
On May 28th, Twentieth Century Fox will release a new disaster film. But The Day After Tomorrow is not your conventional fear flick. It's not about biological, nuclear or milita...
May 10, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Patrick Leahy on US Abuses Patrick Leahy on US Abuses
As Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, the ranking member of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, said in a stirring speech this past Tuesday on the Senate floor: "The mistreat...
May 7, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
The World Tribunal on Iraq The World Tribunal on Iraq
On February 15, 2003, one of the greatest mobilizations of popular protest the world has ever seen demonstrated its opposition to the Bush Administration's plans to invade Iraq. ...
May 7, 2004 / Peter Rothberg
Big Worries About John Kerry Big Worries About John Kerry
LOS ANGELES -- John Kerry is going to have to decide who he wants to be when he grows up politically. His post-primary campaign has been so dramatically unfocused and ineffectual ...
May 5, 2004 / John Nichols